CNN Gets Exclusive Rights To Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize Ceremony Honoring Adam Sandler
deadline.comCNN has obtained the exclusive rights to show the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, this year honoring Adam Sandler.
PBS has broadcast the event for the past 20 years. CNN will show the ceremony at 8 PM ET on March 26, a week after the March 19 live event.
The ceremony is scheduled to feature Jennifer Aniston, Judd Apatow, Drew Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock and David Spade, among others.
Previous honorees have included Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Dave Chappelle. While the entertainment event is a bit of a departure from CNN’s regular news programming, it comes as the network is reportedly considering plans to fill some of its primetime hours with non-traditional figures, such as a comedian or entertainment personality, or to feature such segments.
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